CornflowerBlue Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Paperback: 293 pages Publisher: Point; New edition edition (20 Sep 2002) Language English ISBN-10: 0439979439 James Cameron needn't wait another decade to make his next blockbuster. I have it next to me; or Peter Jackson could make it. I'd rather Tarantino didn't, but you never know. I have the book. The one that children will dress up for, the one that will see as many adult fans as children, the one with three more books to follow, a potential goldmine. Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines is so visually gorgeous that kites flutter from the snowy mountains as you glide above in your airship, oblivious entirely to the reading of words, the turning of pages. A grimy jewel of steampunk artistry, airships and cities floating in the air meet the intensely creepy Guild of Engineers, with their chemically hairless skulls and long white rubber coats. Luckily for such a fantastic, imaginative book, Reeve's narrative voice is so coherent and so subtle that you are allowed to tumble straight into the action of the book. The entirely familiar (we are in the Natural History Museum when the book begins) meets the astonishingly strange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidsmum Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Wow it sounds really good, i picked up a couple of Phillip Reeve's books at the charity shop today Mothstorm & here lies Arthur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornflowerBlue Posted June 6, 2010 Author Share Posted June 6, 2010 I haven't read any others yet - one of the downsides of reading for my MA is I start a great series and never get to read the next ones, but I'll definitely be choosing some more of his books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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